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    One thing about the convergence of the Grateful Dead and technology--there are lots and lots of podcasts and local radio shows about the band, the community, the music... Tell us about yours!

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    TRUCKIN WITH THE DEAD - Radnomy Internet Radio
    Unique mix spinning around the Music of the Grateful Dead along with other Jam Bands, Rock"n"Roll, Folk Rock, Electric Blues and other sweet sounds. Mostly live, Deadhead friendly this is NOT a "classic rock" station. NO same old stuff or hairband noise anywhere. http://truckin-withthedead.playtheradio.com/
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One thing about the convergence of the Grateful Dead and technology--there are lots and lots of podcasts and local radio shows about the band, the community, the music... Tell us about yours!
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I stumbled onto Endless Boundaries Jam Radio a few years ago. It's a four-hour replay of a lcoal radio show in the NJ suburbs of Philadelphia. The hosts do a great job of weaving classic Grateful Dead jams into reggae, world music, jam bands, classic jams, and all kinds of fusion angles from jazz-rock to folk-roots. https://www.facebook.com/EBJamRadio/
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KPFA Berkeley's Dead To The World is still going strong Wed. nights from 8-10pm Cali time. It's on 94.1 FM in the greater Bay Area, 88.1 FM in the Central Valley, 97.5 FM in Santa Cruz, and http://kpfa.org everywhere. Tim Lynch took the reins from David Gans full time three years ago (after co-hosting the show for a long time). It's usually GD in the first hour and a mix of jam, grass, groove, and Americana in the second hour, with live acts on the air as often as possible.
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I keep a list on my KoHoSo.us website of what I think are the best English language radio stations. These are ones that have a Grateful Dead or Dead-related radio program. Before the list, let provide the caution that all of these are from non-commercial college or community radio stations. Any could change schedule or disappear at any time. While I will provide the link to each station's home page, be aware many of these outlets are often not good at posting timely updates of their schedules. I have also included the non-commercial stations that run "The Grateful Dead Hour." KAFM - Grand Junction, CO - "Brokedown Palace" - alternating Sundays 9:00 p.m. to midnight MT - https://www.kafmradio.org/ KBCS - Bellevue, WA - "The Grateful Dead Hour" + "Backtracks" - Sundays 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kbcs.fm/ KBOO - Portland, OR - "Grateful Dead and Friends" - Saturdays noon to 2:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kboo.fm/ KDRT - Davis, CA - "The Golden Road" - Fridays 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kdrt.org/ KKFI - Kansas City, MO - "The Grateful Dead Hour" - Thursdays 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. CT - https://www.kkfi.org/ KGNU - Boulder, CO - "The Grateful Dead Hour" - Saturdays 8:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. MT - https://www.kgnu.org/ KITC - Gilchrist, OR - "Dead Air" - Thursdays 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kitcfm.com/ KKCR - Hanalei, HI - "Grateful Dead and Friends" - Saturdays 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. HT - http://www.kkcr.org/ KMEC - Ukiah, CA - "So Many Roads" - Thursdays 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kmecradio.org/ KNBA - Anchorage, AK - "Dead or Alive" - Tuesdays 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. AT - http://www.knba.org/ KPFT - Houston, TX - "Deadbeat" (Dead and other jam bands) - Saturdays 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT - https://www.kpft.org/ KVMR - Nevada City, CA - "Dead Air" - Saturdays 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kvmr.org/ KWMR - Point Reyes Station, CA - "The Grateful Dead Hour" - Mondays midnight to 1:00 a.m. PT - http://www.kwmr.org/ KXCI - Tucson, AZ - "Dead Air" - Sundays 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. MST - https://www.kxci.org/ KZFR - Chico, CA - "Playing Dead" - Fridays 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT - http://www.kzfr.org/ KZMU - Moab, UT - "Fire on the Mountain" - alternating Fridays 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MT - http://www.kzmu.org/ KZSC - Santa Cruz, CA - "Golden Road" (Dead and other artists) - Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. PT to 6:00 p.m. PT - https://www.kzsc.org/ WBAI - New York City, NY - "Morning Dew" - Sundays 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. ET - https://www.wbai.org/ WFPK - Louisville, KY - "The Grateful Dead Hour" - Sundays 11:00 p.m. to midnight ET - http://www.wfpk.org/ WRUV - Burlington, VT - "The Buck Dancer's Choice" - Fridays 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ET - http://www.wruv.org/
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My local community radio station WMNF.org is their web address located in Tampa,every Tuesday night from 6 to 8PM its the Freak Show Deadhead Ed LOVES the Dead plays lots of GD and at 7PM always plays an extended live track he's been on the air in this timeslot for over 30 years check it out fellow Deadheads.
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St. Louis has a strong community of deadheads and are lucky enough to be home to a few fantastic, long-time treasured Dead cover bands - Jakes Leg, The Schwag. The local independent radio station here is KDHX, and they have an awesome Dead/ Jam-oriented show on Tuesdays from 12-2:00 hosted by the one and only Drea: http://kdhx.org/shows/show/otherone.
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Check out my show. Every Wednesday evening, 9-11pm on WUSR 99.5 FM University of Scranton in Scranton, PA.

Stream it live: http://wusrstreaming.scranton.edu:8080/live.mp3

See lists from past shows: http://gratefuldeadscranton.blogspot.com/

Check out past shows on archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Professor+Darryl+De+M…

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I host Free State Dead on 90.7 KJHK Lawrence, kjhk.org streaming, every Thursday 8-10pm. Keepin' the Dead alive on the college airwaves!

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I bever heard this before, I was hoping they would put the whole show out on Dave's Pics series. The complete show, has a nice breezy sound with the Allmans playin' , and the 3rd set is sic.